Cadeler A/S (CDLR) Competitors

Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and Kirby (NYSE:KEX) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend CDLR or KEX?

Kirby has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kirby is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kirby	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CDLR or KEX?

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CDLR or KEX more profitable?

Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 29.82% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.02%. Kirby's return on equity of 9.81% beat Cadeler A/S's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadeler A/S	29.82%	7.40%	4.50%
Kirby	9.02%	9.81%	5.50%

Does the media refer more to CDLR or KEX?

In the previous week, Kirby had 19 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Kirby and 1 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cadeler A/S's score of 0.40 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadeler A/S	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kirby	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CDLR or KEX?

Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S. Kirby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$269.19M	7.21	$70.41M	$0.82	26.99
Kirby	$3.27B	2.03	$286.71M	$5.05	23.44

Which has more volatility and risk, CDLR or KEX?

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kirby beats Cadeler A/S on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.